World Happenings Briefly Told
A winter wheat crop of 554,55160 bushels is forecast by the US agriculture department. Britain reduces its cheese ration for the third time this year to three ounces weekly for ordinary consumers. Britain observes double summer time, widening the gap between British time and Eastern Daylight Time to six hours. Allied sources in London report German compulsory labor laws extended to women in all occupied countries. Australia supplies American forces in the South Pacific with large amounts of meat potatoes fruit and milk. A Reuters despatch says German embassy attache Von Hanack was hanged in February at Hitler's request. Two more Swedish ships join neutral vessels ferrying grain and supplies from Canada to Greece under Red Cross auspices. British planes land in France and pick up youths to join Allied forces in London or Africa. Norsk Ukeblad, Norwegian weekly, withdrawn with capital assets seized for challenging the regime.
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Canada
Greece
Red Cross
Pattern 4340 Anne Adams Dress Pattern for Kids
Pattern 4340 offers a charming frock sundress and bonnet with panties for children sizes 2 through 6. Fabrics require 2 1/2 yards of 35 inch material plus 42 yards contrast for the frock and bonnet, and 2 1/2 yards for the sundress and bonnet. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern with size name address and pattern number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Fragments of Weather, Radium, and Telephony Note
Readable fragments discuss desert sands cooling nightly, thin ice on water in winter, and emotional reactions to radium price drops. A dated line notes telephone links between New York and London established in 1927, with the figure 2512 appearing as a stray element.
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New York
London
Lord Mayor of London died penniless says niece
Kath leen M. Canning says Sir William Phene Neal left £661 to her but will receive nothing due to office costs and war shrinking his solicitor business. She notes two other London Lord Mayors died poor in past decade. The office allowance is £12,500 yearly with added personal costs estimated at £10,000. An unrelated 327 B C banana note appears.
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William Phene Neal
London
Kathleen M. Canning
London Daily Sketch
Community feeding urged as peacetime wartime project
Mrs. Donald Gordon wife of the Prices Board head proposed community feeding for large Canadian cities as a peacetime and wartime project. She noted she already feeds 7,000 Ottawa workers daily in three cafeterias outside the capital and urged that community feeding is here to stay with Ottawa as a model.
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Donald Gordon
Prices Board
Ottawa
Netherlands envoy warns on postwar planning until Germany defeat
Ambassador Dr. Alexander Loudon of the Netherlands, addressing in Baltimore, said that until Germany is decisively defeated on its soil and its people punished for causing another world war, all postwar planning is premature.
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Alexander Loudon
Netherlands
United States
Baltimore
Germany
Discovering the Risen Lord Mary Magdalene Beholds Christ
Sunday school lesson summarizes the Easter narrative from John 20 1 7 11 17 and Mark 15 46 and 16 1 3. It notes Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb Peter and John verify the resurrection and Mary encounters Jesus but does not at first recognize him.
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Mary Marchalene
Christ
John
Mary Magdalene
Peter
Jesus
Mary
Marvy
R. C. Gillie
Gems Of Thought On Falsehoods From Noted Writers
The passage compiles quotes on falsehood from Daniel Webster Caleb Colton Saadi Galileo Mary Baker Eddy and Richard Whatley. It discusses how flattery dishonesty and deceit harm liberty and character, likening lies to sabre cuts dry rot and alloy in precious metals.
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Galileo
Mary Baker Eddy
Richard Whatley
What Is Private Enterprise
An editorial praise of private enterprise quoting a Royal Bank of Canada advertisement. It extols private effort as the natural desire to self provide and advance, calling it democracy on the march and urging readers to recognize the clear truth of the claim over complex rhetoric.
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Earth
Royal Bank of Canada
Autographed Cigar Box Sold for Charity
An autographed empty cigar box linked to Prime Minister Churchill was sold for about $300 with the proceeds going to Mrs Churchill's Aid for Russia Fund. The item drew interest from bidders and raised funds for the aid effort during wartime.
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Churchill
Aid For
Russia
Millions join Hitler Youth amid youth idol decline
Berlin radio reports over a million youths age fourteen sworn into the Hitler Youth. The Montreal Gazette warns many now in training will abandon the idolized cause before reaching maturity. British corvettes of the 18th century are noted as miniature frigates. In ancient Egypt slaves and the poor often went shoeless.
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Berlin
Hitler Youth Organization
Montreal Gazette
Lesson For Advertisers Could Be Learned From Pxperience Of Large U.S. Stores
A New York Times notice shows major retailers such as Macy’s and Saks pulling ads in protest of rising rates and then resuming quickly when circulation declined. The episode demonstrates how advertising absence reduced store traffic and sales, prompting a coordinated restart. The piece notes the public’s ad avoidance tracked to missed promotions.
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New York Times
Macy's
Saks
Times
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Mickie Says We Do What We Print Not 175 A Job
A quirky column titled Mickie Says notes a mismatch between promises and pay in printing work. The piece questions labor value and fair wages.
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US Agriculture Department
Britain
Allied
Australia
South Pacific
Reuters
Zurich
Paris
von Hanack
Hitler
Gazette de Lausanne
Berne
France
Africa
Norsk Ukeblad
Saskatchewan
England
RCAF
Bernice E. Saugmyhr
Ketchen
Freda Dixon
Arcola
Barbara L. Coates
Regina
Eunice H. Jones
Bangor
Doris M. Hollings
Maple Creek
Irene M. Pass
Saskatoon
Pass
B.C
Alexander the Great
Iggia
By William Ferguson
NEA
Pat
Michigan
All
Lake Ontario
Lord Foster
Daniel Webster
Caleb C. Colton
Francis Bacon
Giraud Specks
Henri Giraud
French North Africa
By Fred Neher
Mrs.pip's
Ancient
Egypt
U.S
Simochum
Himalayas
Mickie
Smaltzburg
Poppa
Smaltzburc
Painted Mug
Badger Gap
Lovers Leap
Gene Byrnes
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